About Me

Jim Killebrew has 40 years of clinical psychological work for people with intellectual disabilities, and experience teaching, administration, consulting, writing with multiple publications. Dr. Killebrew has attended four Universities and received advanced degrees. Southern Illinois University; Ph.D., Educational Psychology; University of Illinois at Springfield, Counseling Education; M.A., Human Development Counseling; Northeastern Oklahoma State University, B.A., Psychology and Sociology. Dr. Killebrew attended Lincoln Christian Seminary (Now Lincoln Christian University). Writing contributions have been accepted and published in several journals: Hospital & Community Psychiatry, The Lookout, and Christian Standard (multiple articles). He may be reached at Killebrewjb@aol.com.

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Tuesday, December 7, 2010

Christmas has been described as a unique holiday. Through the years its celebration has taken many forms. With humble, yet majestic beginnings, it moved from Shepherds from the field bowing in wonderment after listening to a celestial choir announce His birth, to the Wise Men from the East bearing valuable gifts to confirm his Kingship. Through the years traditions have been added that increases the merriment of the Season.

Its unique quality has been manifested in several ways. Perhaps one way is the ability it has to transform. Even though the other months of the year have special holiday events and specific celebrations, Christmas seems to turn the page on so many things.Certainly the economic world is transformed from a watchful eye of the bottom line to a kick-off of intense anticipation of higher profits beginning with the very next day after Thanksgiving.The big-screen world is transformed from giant blockbusters of intrigue, drama and comedy through the year, to one of sentiment, hope and happy endings during the last days of the year. But more than that, the transformation of lives is evident more than ever.For those who have experienced the grief of loss and are lonely and depressed through the Season can be transformed to peace and joy as they submit to the real meaning of the Season and submit to the One in Whose birth we celebrate.

For those whose lives are filled with embitterment at other times are sometimes transformed into kinder, gentler experiences as they are bathed in the outgoing peace and contagious happiness of those who have caught the Spirit of the Season.And for anyone who cares to submit to the real reason for Christmas by embracing the peace and goodwill of the baby who was born to completely transform the world, each will be transformed into one whose heart is filled with joy and contentment at the knowledge of knowing that baby provided Himself a sacrifice for all to experience a “new birth.” Ushered in with that new birth is a transformation that provides freedom and hope without equal.